Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sly Williams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sly Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sly Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sly Williams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sly Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sly Williams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sly Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sly Williams 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sly Williams 55

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sly Williams 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.